Wichita eagle., 1887-10-11
Y. NJ. G. A.
The Second Anniversary Exercises.


been sent out to the friends and patrons
this most excellent association and the larg
house last night bore evidence Of the fact
most generous response.
The pastiyear as reference TO the report
OF the president and secretary will show ha
been an eninently successful one; If for n
otherreason than within this year the.magnif
cent building of the association now IL
course of construction, became an assuret
fact.
Thu officers for 1875 are r. =. Lawrence
president; H. Imboden, vice president; L. b
Stiles, recording secretary G. A. Lewis
corresponding secretary; {. l.. Davidson
treasure, ard A. Baird. general secretary
The directors are j. c. Rutap, 4. A. Hyde
C. a Walker, j r. Suivelv, J. l.. Dyer anC
W H. Rauch
The exercises opened with beautiful
organ voluntary played by Ms a. l. Craw
ford. the accomplished and gifted orZanist
of the church Rev. J. II. Parker, of the
Congregational church, then read a Scrip
tural lesson and offered prayer. Mrs. Craw.
fora again favored the audience with an
organ voluntary; after which the retiring
president, M j. L. Butan, made his report.
cat the close oi This, the second years
work Of the Young Mems CHRISTIAN assccia-
of Wichita, we ash you, pastors and Chris
tan friends, has the work been well done'
Has it been productive of moral and spirit
ual good!
Inv nf
Wichita-your sons and employes-found In
its rooms a social home, and, in its intiu-
ences, something that has helped them in the
formation of good characters?
Citizens Of Wichita, has the money you
have SO freely invested in the association
been good investment!
The board OF trustees believe that all Of
you who were present al the annual meeting
held in this church two weeks ago, and
heard the reports made by the chairman of
the various committees, will answer unani-
mously il the affirmative.
Those reports show that the young men of
the association have been jealous and faith
full, and that the work has been well and
successfully done.
The membership now numbers 267.
The invitation committee have distributed
an average of $500 invitations each week.
The various CLASSES are well differed and
equipped.
The rooms are kept supplied with well
selected papers and periodicals.
The room committee have been on hand TO
-acoi,a opd ypalcona viSitnrS
The sick have been cared for.
The christian work committee report an
average attendance at the Sunday afternoon
meetings for men only OF Ill.
There have been fifty-nine hopeful cases
Of conversion, and twenty Of these have
joined the various churches.
The Womans Auxiliary have furnished
books for our library, provided sumptuous
repasts at our socials and other entertain
ments and made n coy home out of our cot
tage.
The generous sympathy and cordial support
of our business men have done much to re-
lieve the arduous duties of the finance COM
mittee Subscriptions have been promptly
and cheerfully made, and there are no unpaid
bills.
We are under special obligations to the
press of the city for generous and substantial
favors conferred in various ways.
The most notable event Of the year was
the series Of evangeIiStic meetings conducted
by Mr.. c. II. Yatman, OF Newark. These
meetings were supplemented by subscriptions
to a building fund amounting to $4,000.
A contract for an elegant stone building has
been let to be completed early next summer.
This building will be an ornament to the
city, the pride OF the state and the JOY of the
young men of Wichita. After this brief
summary of the work in the name of the
board Of trustees | want to thank Genl Sec'y
Baird, the chairman and committeeman and
the members Of the association for their
Jealous and Efficient work for the Master.
And in the name of the association, / want
most emphatically to thank the pastors, the
ladies' auxiliary, the press, bisiness men and
citizens generally, for generous sympathy
and substantial support that has enabled us
to accomplish whatever good results have
been effected. And now after having for
two years been honored by the presidency
Of this, one of the noblest institutions of the
land, take pleasure in introducing as my
successor one who will be honored by and
aiso be an honor to the association-Mr. R.
Z. Lawrence
Their male choir, composed of Messrs.
Keech, Smith, Pollock, Hatfield, Leonard,
Coulter, Martin, Miller, with Mrs. J. f.
Coulter as organist rendered most beautifully
a selection.
Then came the report by Mr.. A. Baird, the
popular general secretary. In his report he
referred to the second annual report which
had recently been mailed to members and
friends, and stated that the reports of COM
mittees il contained gave but very mesgre
idea Of the work as it had been carried on.
Take for instance the report of the invita-
ton committee which simply reads that $500
invitations had been distributed by the COM
mittee each week the past year. but does
not begin TO convey to the mind Of
the reader the hard work endured by the
young men in going out Sunday after Sun
day in all kiuds of weather TO give invita-
ton to all classes of men in all sorts of
places This gave no idea of the amount OF
grit it needed to prosecute this work under
the scorching summers sun and piercing
winds of winter. He then related instances
of Young men whose hearts were turned
from hardness and their feet from paths OF
sin as result Of the work OF this committee
Mr.. Baird next referred to the report Of
Christian work committee which reported
twenty Young men who had joined the